Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s handpicked economic-development czar, who has overseen projects that wound up mired in delays and cost overruns, is stepping down as president of the Empire State Development Corp.

But Avi Schick’s resignation, effective at the end of this week, doesn’t cover his role as chairman of the Lower Manhattan Development Corp., which has come under fire over the Deutsche Bank deconstruction.

ESDC spokesman Warner Johnston said Schick remains chairman of the LMDC and the state’s corporation overseeing the development of Governors Island.